Northwest Career College School Catalog - 2018

MBC102 – Introduction to Diagnostic Coding (80 Clock Hours / 8.0 Quarter Credit Hours)
- Prerequisites: None
- Description: The course addresses the basics of diagnostic coding. It also introduces and provides the
proper recording guidelines for the ICD-10 diagnostic coding system. The course also provides an
introduction to billing terminology, medical terminology, and the basic word structure of common terms
used in the healthcare industry.
MBC103 – Introduction to Procedural Coding (80 Clock Hours / 8.0 Quarter Credit Hours)
- Prerequisites: None
- Description: The course addresses the basics of procedural coding, including CPT and HCPCS. It then
goes into specific detail regarding coding of E/M services, anesthesia, and general surgery procedures.
Finally, the course continues with musculoskeletal, integumentary, and respiratory terminology.
MBC104 – Private Insurance Plans and Managed Care (80 Clock Hours / 8.0 Quarter Credit Hours)
- Prerequisites: None
- Description: The course explains the basics of Private Insurance and Managed Care Plans. It then goes
into specific detail regarding coding of integumentary, musculoskeletal, and respiratory procedures.
Finally, the course continues with digestive, cardiovascular, hematologic, and immune system
terminology.
MBC105 – Medicare and Medicaid (80 Clock Hours / 8.0 Quarter Credit Hours)
- Prerequisites: None
- Description: The course explains the basics of Medicare and Medicaid programs including plan types
within the programs, eligibility requirements, verification protocol, payment methods commonly used
by state and federal programs, reimbursement fundamentals, and procedures for claim submission to
these programs. It then goes into specific detail regarding coding of digestive, cardiovascular, hemic,
and lymphatic procedures. Finally, the course continues with genitourinary, reproductive, nervous, and
endocrine terminology.
MBC106 – Military Carriers, Worker’s Comp, and Disability Insurance (80 Clock Hours / 8.0 Quarter Credit
Hours)
- Prerequisites: None
- Description: The course explains the basics of the TRICARE and Veterans’ insurance programs.
Additionally, the course discusses Workers’ Compensation and disability programs. It then goes into
specific detail regarding coding of endocrine, nervous, urinary, and reproductive procedures. Finally, the
course continues with behavioral, eye, ear, and cranial terminology.
MBC107 - Hospital Billing (80 Clock Hours / 8.0 Quarter Credit Hours)
- Prerequisites: None
- Description: The course explains the basics of inpatient and outpatient hospital billing. Additionally, the
course provides an introduction to medical documentation in electronic health records. It then goes into
specific detail regarding coding of ocular, auditory, radiology, pathology, and medicine procedures.
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